uestion $1$: Differentiating professions from employee workgroups is an important

consideration for leaders as they work to more clearly establish the relationship between the

organization and the professional. Professionals are driven by accountability which

incorporates

in its framework the elements of autonomy, authority and competence.

As you refine your understanding of the role of the professional consider and discuss the

following key questions:

$1.$ What do professionals need different from employee work groups?

$2.$ Name at least two leadership behaviors essential in leading professionals differently from

employee workgroups.

$3.$ Identify at least two structural changes in the organization necessary to adapt to the needs

of

professionals as differentiated from employee workgroups.

$4.$ Is it possible to be both employed and professional in the contemporary healthcare

workplace? What might have to change in order to make the organization more supportive of

the

life and action of a professional?

Question $2$: If motivation primarily comes from within and is generated by individuals, different

strategies for engaging staff must be utilized. The leader's personal charisma and personality

characteristics are not sufficient to create the context for consistent and constant staff

engagement. Aligning staff's personal motivation with organizational goals is critical to

generating investment and ownership on the part of the staff. It is important for the leader to

take time to delineate the sources of staff motiation in order to help staff align their personal

goals with the goals of the organization.

Discuss how some of that can occur as you respond to the following questions:

$1.$ What techniques might the leader use to get a sense of individual staff member's personal

work motivation?

$2.$ How might the leader determine what themes or consistency exists between individual

motivator and the capacity to motivate the staff as a group?

$3.$ What information must the leader delineate or make available to staff about the

organization

and organizational decisions as a first step in engaging with them in both responding to the

organization and advancing both personal and organizational agendas?